Cooking -- Early works to 1800; Formulas, recipes, etc. -- Early works to 1800
249. _To draw out Fire when tis just burnt._
At first lay on Guzzle Dirt let it lay on an hour then wash it off, cut
the blister and lay on a plaister made with a spoonfull of honey and
the quantity of a small nutmeg of black soap mixt well together, let it
Lay on 12 hours & then lay on the poultise at y^e 245 Receit.
250. _For the Stone._
Distill 3 pints of white wine, 4 pound of onions 2 pound of Sugar.
251. _For the biteing of a Madd Dog._
Take primrose leaves and roots box leaves and pennyroyall of each a
like quantity and half as much rue cut small put them into a quarter of
a pint of warm milk, give it to dogs, Sheep, or Cows.
252. _For a Poisoned Dog._
Take half an ounce of long pepper half an ounce of madder an ounce of
white Elebore pounded very small together put a 3^d part of it into
a pint of warme milk and Give at once as much of the powder of white
Elebore as will lye on a 6 pence in half a pint of cow hot milk it is a
preservative for dogs, pigs, or Cows, or any beast bit with a mad dog.
253. _To Rost a Leg of Mutton._
Take a leg of mutton cut out all the inside and (leave the skin whole)
chop it small with sewit and some bacon cut in long slips, season it
w^{th} Salt and nutmeg Cloves and mace, Sweet marjorum & time mincet
very small put your meat into your leg of mutton again so rost it make
some of it into balls & sawcidges, take a loine of mutton half rosted,
cut it in steaks and stew it in water put in some wine and the gravey,
season it high with pepper and salt, put in an onion and a bundle of
sweet herbs a little Shallot a spoonfull or 2 of vinegar, Some orange
and lemon some brown buds & pickled mushrooms Take up your meat thicken
it with the yolk of an egg or 2 put in a little Sweet butter & some
Capers so dish it puting the leg of mutton in the middle of the haish.
254. _To make an Orange Pudding._
Take half a pound of almonds blancht beat them in a morter with a
little rosewater Take a quart of cream and 3 quarters of a pound of
Sugar, and the yolks of 10 eggs 3 quarters of a pound of butter, the
yellow rines of 3 oranges mince’t small, mix all these together lay
very good puff past in the bottom of the dish and cover over the
pudding w^{th} the same 3 quarters of an hour will bake it. Some add
muske or Ambergreese.
255. _To make a Tansie._
Take 16 eggs and but 6 whites beat them very well put into them some
Sugar and Sack, then beat them again then put a pint of cream boyling
Coulour it with the juice of Spinnage, green wheat, or prime rose
leaves mix it well and sweeten it to your taste so let it stand till
you frye it when first course is served in then frye it with sweet
butter, it must be stir’d and fry’d very tender, & when enough dish it
Strew on Sugar & Garnish it with orange or lemon.
256. _Sauce for Boyled Fish as follows._
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